Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-22-2018
Abstract
Spontaneous lung herniation is a rare phenomenon in which the lung parenchyma along with the pleural membranes protrudes outside their usual boundaries and can lead to a wide variety of complications. We are reporting a case of a middle-aged male who presented with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with severe bouts of cough. Initial computed tomography (CT) chest was unrevealing, but two days later, he developed spontaneous lung herniation, which was initially managed conservatively, but later it progressed to pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, with striking CT scan images showing extensive subcutaneous emphysema. Blowhole incisions were done on the anterior chest wall which led to ultimate recovery.
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Recommended Citation
Hamid, Mohsin; Ghani, Ali R.; Ullah, Waqas; Sarwar, Usman; and Patel, Rajesh, "Spontaneous Lung Herniation Leading to Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumopericardium." (2018). Abington Jefferson Health Papers. Paper 4.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/abingtonfp/4
PubMed ID
30148014
Language
English
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in Cureus, Volume 10, Issue 6, July 2018, Article number e2861.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2861. Copyright © Hamid et al.